​Zulu (isiZulu) is the language of the Zulu people with about 12 million people (2011 census) using it as their first language. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa (24% of the population, as well as being understood by over 50% of the population.) In 1994 it became one of the official languages in South Africa.

Zulu migrant populations have taken it to adjacent regions, especially to Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Swaziland. Like most indigenous South African languages, it was not a written language until contact with missionaries from Europe, who documented the language using the Latin Script. The first written document in isiZulu was a Bible translation that appeared in 1883 from Norway.

The Zulu version of the Great Invocation was tested for its esoteric correctness by requesting Zulu speaking experts to judge it. Corrections were made and this is the esoteric correct version that was accepted by Lucis Trust.